Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
July
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018		 July
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 198,974 200,132 200,236 198,974 199,871 199,950 200,039 200,132 200,236

Civilian labor force

 126,046 126,669 126,927 124,887 125,714 125,731 125,688 125,784 125,720

Participation rate

 63.3 63.3 63.4 62.8 62.9 62.9 62.8 62.9 62.8

Employed

 121,029 121,964 122,332 120,285 121,236 121,233 121,303 121,347 121,506

Employment-population ratio

 60.8 60.9 61.1 60.5 60.7 60.6 60.6 60.6 60.7

Unemployed

 5,017 4,706 4,595 4,603 4,478 4,498 4,385 4,437 4,214

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4

Not in labor force

 72,928 73,463 73,309 74,087 74,157 74,219 74,350 74,348 74,517

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 65,555 66,109 65,957 65,154 65,928 65,982 65,890 65,855 65,614

Participation rate

 72.1 72.2 71.9 71.6 72.1 72.1 72.0 71.9 71.6

Employed

 63,394 64,037 64,110 62,926 63,734 63,746 63,785 63,695 63,690

Employment-population ratio

 69.7 69.9 69.9 69.2 69.7 69.7 69.7 69.5 69.5

Unemployed

 2,161 2,072 1,847 2,228 2,194 2,235 2,106 2,159 1,924

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 2.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 55,081 55,195 55,382 55,334 55,176 55,179 55,197 55,420 55,534

Participation rate

 57.6 57.4 57.5 57.8 57.4 57.4 57.4 57.6 57.7

Employed

 52,839 53,265 53,272 53,422 53,385 53,429 53,450 53,608 53,746

Employment-population ratio

 55.2 55.4 55.3 55.8 55.6 55.6 55.6 55.7 55.8

Unemployed

 2,242 1,930 2,110 1,912 1,791 1,750 1,747 1,812 1,787

Unemployment rate

 4.1 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,411 5,365 5,588 4,400 4,610 4,570 4,601 4,510 4,572

Participation rate

 43.8 43.6 45.4 35.7 37.4 37.1 37.3 36.6 37.2

Employed

 4,796 4,662 4,950 3,937 4,117 4,057 4,068 4,044 4,069

Employment-population ratio

 38.9 37.9 40.2 31.9 33.4 32.9 33.0 32.8 33.1

Unemployed

 615 703 638 463 492 512 533 466 502

Unemployment rate

 11.4 13.1 11.4 10.5 10.7 11.2 11.6 10.3 11.0

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 32,260 32,737 32,771 32,260 32,638 32,672 32,704 32,737 32,771

Civilian labor force

 20,309 20,546 20,708 20,102 20,466 20,220 20,296 20,364 20,495

Participation rate

 63.0 62.8 63.2 62.3 62.7 61.9 62.1 62.2 62.5

Employed

 18,719 19,194 19,255 18,618 19,051 18,892 19,092 19,045 19,144

Employment-population ratio

 58.0 58.6 58.8 57.7 58.4 57.8 58.4 58.2 58.4

Unemployed

 1,590 1,352 1,453 1,484 1,415 1,328 1,204 1,319 1,351

Unemployment rate

 7.8 6.6 7.0 7.4 6.9 6.6 5.9 6.5 6.6

Not in labor force

 11,951 12,190 12,063 12,158 12,172 12,452 12,408 12,373 12,276

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,250 9,274 9,410 9,166 9,314 9,257 9,382 9,162 9,320

Participation rate

 68.7 67.6 68.5 68.0 68.2 67.7 68.5 66.8 67.9

Employed

 8,598 8,702 8,841 8,516 8,749 8,663 8,792 8,573 8,751

Employment-population ratio

 63.8 63.5 64.4 63.2 64.1 63.3 64.2 62.5 63.7

Unemployed

 652 572 570 650 564 594 590 589 569

Unemployment rate

 7.0 6.2 6.1 7.1 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.1

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,118 10,364 10,391 10,163 10,337 10,229 10,233 10,406 10,426

Participation rate

 62.2 62.7 62.8 62.4 62.7 62.0 62.0 63.0 63.0

Employed

 9,420 9,803 9,709 9,509 9,713 9,707 9,754 9,838 9,793

Employment-population ratio

 57.9 59.3 58.7 58.4 59.0 58.9 59.1 59.5 59.2

Unemployed

 698 561 682 654 624 522 479 568 633

Unemployment rate

 6.9 5.4 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.1 4.7 5.5 6.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 941 908 906 773 816 734 681 796 750

Participation rate

 37.5 36.3 36.3 30.8 32.6 29.3 27.3 31.9 30.0

Employed

 701 689 705 594 588 521 547 635 600

Employment-population ratio

 27.9 27.6 28.2 23.6 23.5 20.8 21.9 25.4 24.1

Unemployed

 239 219 201 179 227 213 135 162 149

Unemployment rate

 25.4 24.1 22.2 23.2 27.9 29.0 19.8 20.3 19.9

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 15,290 15,934 15,922 15,290 15,983 15,933 15,874 15,934 15,922

Civilian labor force

 9,866 10,207 10,227 9,787 10,092 10,034 9,932 10,140 10,153

Participation rate

 64.5 64.1 64.2 64.0 63.1 63.0 62.6 63.6 63.8

Employed

 9,467 9,858 9,889 9,419 9,780 9,755 9,720 9,817 9,838

Employment-population ratio

 61.9 61.9 62.1 61.6 61.2 61.2 61.2 61.6 61.8

Unemployed

 398 349 338 368 313 280 212 322 314

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.1 2.8 2.1 3.2 3.1

Not in labor force

 5,424 5,727 5,695 5,503 5,891 5,898 5,942 5,794 5,769

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: August 03, 2018